Published: 10:14, December 26, 2025
China's Long March-8A rocket launches internet satellites
By Xinhua
China launches a Long March 8A carrier rocket in the southern island province of Hainan, sending a group of internet satellites into space, Dec 26, 2025.  (PHOTO / XINHUA)

WENCHANG, Hainan - China launched a Long March 8A carrier rocket on Friday in the southern island province of Hainan, sending a group of internet satellites into space.

The rocket lifted off at 7:26 am (Beijing Time) from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site. It successfully placed the payloads, the 17th group of low-orbit internet satellites, into preset orbit.